[Sca-cooks] Nutmeg Leaves

[JIMCHEVAL at aol.com]

Hmmm....

Intriguingly, I just came across another recipe in  Arnaldus, this one 
using dianthus in wine: 

sermo super dianthos, modus dianthos est -- in lib iii vini ponantur  boni 
dianthos facti cum zu iii oz tridum vel in aqua vini destillata se mel -p  
fenibus ptereea distilletur p filturm, et qui da ponunt ad destillandum in  
alembico vel in vase aquaue ros. et servant et recipiunt. et quidam miscent 
ros.  novellae patrem teriam ad temperandum dianthos, quoniam delinant ad 
caliditatem  et siccitatem.
Arnaldi Villanovani - Opera Omnia  1585 p 71
 

If I am to trust Wikipedia: 
 
"A gilliflower or gillyflower is:
The carnation or a similar plant  of the genus Dianthus, especially the 
Clove Pink Dianthus caryophyllus."
 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilliflower

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianthus



Jim  Chevallier
www.chezjim.com

Brother Leonard on behavior and  attitude
http://leslefts.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-fourteenth-century-dietetic-brother.h
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In  a message dated 2/22/2014 4:55:03 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, 
t.d.decker at att.net  writes:

As for gilliflower leaves,  will point out that the French term  derives 
from 
the Greek "karyophyllon" meaning "nut leaf."  Given the  time and place, it 
is possible that the Latin French usage is a literal  translation of the 
Greek.